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of CONDUCTORS free website Log onto the free A–Z of Conductors website and listen to hours more music: complete recordings conducted by Beecham, Furtwängler, Karajan, Toscanini, Walter and many more! Access information www.naxos.com/azconductors ISBN: 9781843790716 Password: Maestro 4 of CONDUCTORS CONTENTS Acknowledgements .....................................................................................................7 Track List ..............................................................................................................................9 Preface – Recording and Conducting ............................................................23 BIOGRAPHIES .................................................................................................................31 About the Author .................................................................................................... 946 Credits ............................................................................................................................. 947 5 of CONDUCTORS ACKNOWLEDGEMents In the preparation of this directory many acknowledgements are due. Firstly thanks to Klaus Heymann and Nicolas Soames for the initial idea and for keeping faith with it during a long gestation period. Genevieve Helsby, Robin Newton and Pamela Scrayfield have all generously offered editorial advice and support well beyond what might normally be expected. Vicki Kondelik, John Lucas, Tully Potter, Nigel Simeone and Jonathan Summers have kindly given detailed information that has been much appreciated. Raymond Holden, Malcolm Gerratt and Andrew Jamieson have consistently provided much valued moral support. Thanks are also due to all those who have so willingly and selflessly offered advice, assistance and suggestions in the preparation of the CDs: to transfer engineers David Lennick, Ward Marston and Mark Obert-Thorn, who have all gone far beyond the call of duty in terms of artists, repertoire and technologies; to Graham Newton, for digital restoration; to David Lennick, Ward Marston, Mark Obert-Thorn, John Rutherford, and the Belfer Audio Laboratory and Archive, Syracuse University, curator Susan Stinson, for the loan of source material from their collections; to Michael H. Gray and Nigel Simeone, for discographical information and general advice; and to Sarah Butcher, for final mastering. This work could not have been written without the support and extraordinary forbearance of the members of my family. As the piles of records grew and grew, at times they must have thought that their home was about to become some vast second-hand record shop. Yet at no time did their support falter, and for their continuous encouragement and unwavering love I am exceedingly grateful. What follows is dedicated with gratitude to Katie, Thomas and Matthew. David Patmore Sheffield, 2007 7 of CONDUCTORS TRacK LIST The recordings selected for these CDs seek to give no more than a fleeting impression of the work of some of the finest conductors active in the earlier part of the sound recording era. In all cases the selections have been bounded by the need to achieve as wide a conspectus of different conductors as possible within the space available, while recognising commercial constraints. Consequently this should not be seen as a truly representative selection of artists and repertoire, as in these circumstances the selection inevitably concentrates upon earlier conductors, and upon works written predominantly during the nineteenth century. Nonetheless should a specific selection spark an interest in a particular musician, then fuller information about individual careers and recommended recordings may be found in the accompanying book. A few notes about the discographical information provided may be helpful. In most cases this is drawn from The World’s Encyclopaedia of Recorded Music by Francis F. Clough and G. J. Cuming, published in 1952 by Sidgwick and Jackson Ltd in association with the Decca Record Company Ltd, and in the USA and South America by the London Gramophone Corporation, with three supplements published in 1952, 1953 and 1957. This extraordinary work of reference is highly recommended to all with an interest in historical recordings. Where known the listings include, in addition to conductor, composer and work title, the date, location and city of recording, the recording company, the catalogue number(s) (in the case of excerpts the number(s) for the complete work) for the United Kingdom and the USA, and the matrix number(s) for the complete or excerpted recording featured. The symbol to the right of each conductor’s name acknowledges the work of the three outstanding transfer engineers, David Lennick (*), Ward Marston (^) and Mark Obert-Thorn (+). 9 of CONDUCTORS CD 1 Ernest Ansermet * 1 Rossini/Respighi: La Boutique fantasque (Can-Can and Scène) 4:40 London Symphony Orchestra Recorded 20–22.07.1950 in Kingsway Hall, London by Decca Decca K 23123/6; LXT 2555; London LLP 274 Matrix ARL 498 John Barbirolli * 2 Mendelssohn: Overture, The Hebrides 9:07 Hallé Orchestra Recorded 30.04.1948 in Houldsworth Hall, Manchester by EMI/HMV HMV C 3770 Matrices 2EA 12957 and 2EA 12958 Thomas Beecham * 3 Delius: A Village Romeo and Juliet (The Walk to the Paradise Garden) 7:14 Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Recorded 19–20.12. 1927 in the Fyvie Hall, London by Columbia Graphophone Columbia L 2087 Matrices WAX 3155-3 and WAX 3160-1 Eduard van Beinum * 4 Rossini: La scala di seta (Overture) 5:55 Amsterdam Concertgebouw Orchestra Recorded May 1952 by Decca Decca LXT 2733; London LL 358 Matrix ARL 756 10 of CONDUCTORS Leonard Bernstein * 5 Schumann: Symphony No. 2 (4th Mvt, Allegro molto vivace) 8:10 New York Stadium Symphony Orchestra Recorded 23.06.1953 in New York by American Decca Decca DL 9715 Matrix MG 3552 Karl Böhm * 6 Weber: Der Freischütz (Overture) 9:12 Dresden Staatskapelle Recorded 25.06.1938 in Dresden by EMI/Electrola HMV DB 4561 Matrices 2RA 3096 and 2RA 3097 Adrian Boult * 7 Elgar: Imperial March 4:07 BBC Symphony Orchestra Recorded 16.04.1937 in London by EMI/HMV HMV DB 3163 Matrix 2EA 1054-1 Fritz Busch ^ 8 Mozart: Don Giovanni (Overture) 6:18 Glyndebourne Festival Orchestra Recorded 29.06–5.07.1936 by EMI/HMV HMV DB 2961/83; Victor sets M 423/5 Matrices 2ER 130 and 2ER 137 11 of CONDUCTORS Guido Cantelli + 9 Debussy: La Mer (3rd Mvt, Dialogue du vent et de la mer) 7:56 Philharmonia Orchestra Recorded 13–14.09.1954 in Kingsway Hall, London by EMI/HMV HMV ALP 1228; QALP 10093 Sergiu Celibidache + 10 Mozart: Symphony No. 25 (4th Mvt, Allegro) 4:17 London Philharmonic Orchestra Recorded 9.04 and 29.12.1948 in Kingsway Hall, London by Decca Decca AK 2197/9; LXT 2558; London T 5141/3, set LA 97 Matrix AR 12175-2 André Cluytens * 11 Gounod: Faust (Ballet Music, Act V, Nos 6 and 7) 4:19 Paris Opera Orchestra Recorded April – June 1953 in Paris by EMI/HMV HMV ALP 1162/5, Victor LM 6400 Albert Coates + 12 Wagner: Lohengrin (Prelude, Act III) 2:52 London Symphony Orchestra Recorded 27.10.1925 in Studio B, Hayes, Middlesex by the Gramophone Company HMV D 1054 Matrix Cc 7083-2 TT 74:14 12 of CONDUCTORS CD 2 Victor de Sabata * 1 Berlioz: Overture, Carnaval Romain 8:39 London Philharmonic Orchestra Recorded 30.05.1946 in Walthamstow Assembly Hall, London by Decca Decca K 1552 Matrices AR 10347-3 and 10348-1 Roger Désormière * 2 Debussy: Pelléas et Mélisande (Act IV, Interlude between Scenes 2 and 3) 3:42 Orchestre Symphonique Recorded 24.04.1941 to 26.05.1941 in the Salle du Conservatoire, Paris by EMI/HMV France Disque Gramophone DB 5161/80 Matrix 2LA 3543-4 Antal Dorati * 3 Tchaikovsky: Hamlet (Overture) 7:39 London Philharmonic Orchestra Recorded 17.09.1937 in London by EMI/HMV HMV C 3176 Matrices 2EA 5347 and 2EA 5348 Ferenc Fricsay * 4 Borodin: In the Steppes of Central Asia 6:11 Berlin RIAS Symphony Orchestra Recorded 23.03.1952 in Berlin by Deutsche Grammophon American Decca DL 4022 13 of CONDUCTORS Wilhelm Furtwängler + 5 Wagner: Tristan und Isolde (Liebestod) 7:04 Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra Recorded 11.02.1938 in Berlin by EMI/Electrola HMV DB 3420; Victor 14935 in M 653 Matrices 2RA 2659-2 (part) and 2RA 2660-2 Jascha Horenstein + 6 Bruckner: Symphony No. 7 (1st Mvt, Allegro moderato[beginning]) 4:47 Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra Recorded 1928 in the High School for Music, Berlin by Polydor Polydor 66802/8 Matrix 964 bm Eugen Jochum + 7 Brahms: Symphony No. 4 (4th Mvt, Allegro energico e passionato) 9:58 Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra Recorded 7–10.12.1953 in Jesus-Christus-Kirche, Berlin by Deutsche Grammophon Deutsche Grammophon DGM 18183 Herbert von Karajan * 8 Beethoven: Overture, Egmont 8:21 Philharmonia Orchestra Recorded 19.06.1953 in London by EMI/Columbia Columbia CX 1136, Angel 35097 14 of CONDUCTORS Rudolf Kempe * 9 Wagner: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg (Act III, Prelude, Dance of the Apprentices, Entry of the Mastersingers) 11:07 Dresden Staatskapelle Recorded 29.04–2.05.1951 in Dresden by Urania Urania set 206; URLP 7067 Erich Kleiber + 10 Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 (1st Mvt, Allegro con brio) 7:17 Amsterdam Concertgebouw Orchestra Recorded 26.09.1953 in the Concertgebouw, Amsterdam by Decca Decca LXT 2851; London LL 912 Otto Klemperer + 11 Mahler: Symphony No. 2 ‘Resurrection’ (4th Mvt, ‘Urlicht’) 4:18 Vienna Symphony Orchestra (with Hilde Rössl-Majdan, contralto) Recorded 14–16 and 20–23.05.1951 in the Musikvereinsaal, Vienna by Vox Vox PL 7012 TT 79:10 15 of CONDUCTORS CD 3 Hans Knappertsbusch + 1 Wagner: Die Walküre (Act III, The Ride of the Valkyries)
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    Britten Connections A guide for performers and programmers by Paul Kildea Britten –Pears Foundation Telephone 01728 451 700 The Red House, Golf Lane, [email protected] Aldeburgh, Suffolk, IP15 5PZ www.brittenpears.org Britten Connections A guide for performers and programmers by Paul Kildea Contents The twentieth century’s Programming tips for 03 consummate musician 07 13 selected Britten works Britten connected 20 26 Timeline CD sampler tracks The Britten-Pears Foundation is grateful to Orchestra, Naxos, Nimbus Records, NMC the following for permission to use the Recordings, Onyx Classics. EMI recordings recordings featured on the CD sampler: BBC, are licensed courtesy of EMI Classics, Decca Classics, EMI Classics, Hyperion Records, www.emiclassics.com For full track details, 28 Lammas Records, London Philharmonic and all label websites, see pages 26-27. Index of featured works Front cover : Britten in 1938. Photo: Howard Coster © National Portrait Gallery, London. Above: Britten in his composition studio at The Red House, c1958. Photo: Kurt Hutton . 29 Further information Opposite left : Conducting a rehearsal, early 1950s. Opposite right : Demonstrating how to make 'slung mugs' sound like raindrops for Noye's Fludde , 1958. Photo: Kurt Hutton. Britten Connections A guide for performers and programmers 03 The twentieth century's consummate musician In his tweed jackets and woollen ties, and When asked as a boy what he planned to be He had, of course, a great guide and mentor. with his plummy accent, country houses and when he grew up, Britten confidently The English composer Frank Bridge began royal connections, Benjamin Britten looked replied: ‘A composer.’ ‘But what else ?’ was the teaching composition to the teenage Britten every inch the English gentleman.